I Was There

Verse 1 : D A Bm i was there that night in bethlehem G A and when neil and the boys came to the moon in that tin can D A Bm at gettysburg , omaha beach , in vietnam G A i heard every soldier’s cry and mom’s prayer D gd i was there D A Bm i was there when you took your first breath G A and when you lit that stolen lucky strike and like the choke to death D A Bm when you were waist deep in carter’s creek G A and preacher john dunked you down in the water and raised you up for air D i was there Chorus : Bm i’m always around A i was then and i Am now D G and i’ll be here when tomorrow comes Bm when a road comes to an end A i’m where you start again D G i’m never farther than a word away Bm A you’ve always got a friend Verse 2 : D A Bm when your grandma passed , i was in that house G A and when your grandpa ran down the street to go to show her around D D A A G G A i was there Chorus : Bm i’m always around A i was then and i Am now D G and i’ll be here when tomorrow comes Bm when a road comes to an end A i’m where you start again D G i’m never farther than a word away Bm A you’ve always got a friend Verse 3 : D A Bm i was there last night on highway 9 G A when you answered the phone and ran right through that stop sign D A Bm i was in the cab , in that bigger rig , in that trucker’s ear G A they then swerve to the right and miss you by a hair D i was there tag : Bm A G A if you’re feeling alone look up on the one who answers prayers D A G A D and i’m always there